HC Picks Category: 02 Economy

2019/12/09
Japan upgrades third-quarter GDP as consumer, business strength absorbs hit from trade
2019/12/05
Japan Plans to Spend $120 Billion to Stimulate Slowing Economy
"Diverse opinion. Need to see a positive result."
2019/11/26
Investors Could Do Much Worse Than ‘Japanification’
"Good read."
2019/11/25
IMF cuts Japan's GDP forecast for third time this year
2019/11/08
Household spending rose at a record year-on-year pace before Japan's October tax hike
"The biggest contributor to the record increase was transportation and telecommunication expenditures."
2019/11/01
Japan’s Tight Labor Market Edges Down From Peak
"Note that the denominator is the number of people who are looking for jobs. Rate itself does not tell what's going on."
2019/10/30
Japan Must Either Open Up To Foreigners Or Face Economic Collapse
2019/09/25
Fear of retirement poverty drives Japanese to private pensions
"Fear can cause good catalyst to retail investor behavior."
2019/09/20
Japan’s Population Problem Is Straining Its Economy. The World Is Watching for a Solution
"Living in a town or city that provides good medical service, not too far from Tokyo shall make a lot of sence for retirees. "
2019/09/16
Culture and Startups in the Land of the Rising Sun